Former Ohio State and Penn State vast receiver Julian Fleming is dealing with critical felony expenses stemming from a deadly ATV crash that claimed the lifetime of his girlfriend, Alyssa Boyd, in Might.
Fleming, 24, appeared in Bradford County Courtroom on Wednesday, October 8, for arraignment on murder by automobile whereas driving beneath the affect, vehicular murder, aggravated assault by automobile whereas beneath the affect, aggravated assault, drunken driving, working a automobile in careless disregard unintentionally inflicting a dying, dashing, working an ATV in a careless method and working an ATV on a road. He was launched on $75,000 bail.
Investigators say the crash occurred round 8:10 p.m. on Might 23 in Columbia Township, Pennsylvania, when the couple's ATV struck a deer that bumped into the roadway. Boyd, 23, was thrown from the automobile and pronounced lifeless on the scene from a number of traumatic accidents, together with a cranium fracture.
Fleming, who was briefly knocked unconscious, later advised police he had consumed “5 – 6 beers” earlier than the crash. His blood-alcohol content material measured .118, above Pennsylvania's authorized driving restrict of .08, in keeping with the Pennsylvania State Police affidavit. Neither Fleming nor Boyd was sporting a helmet.
“This was a tragic accident for everybody concerned,” Fleming's legal professional, David Bahuriak, said in a statement to The Athletic. “Our hearts exit to the household of the younger lady, however there isn't a crime right here.”
Witnesses advised police they noticed the ATV touring between an estimated 30 and 40 miles per hour shortly earlier than the collision. One lady mentioned she heard “a pop adopted by three banging sounds” and drove towards the scene, the place she discovered Fleming injured and Boyd unresponsive.
The affidavit additionally states that after regaining consciousness, Fleming grew to become “frantic” as he tried to examine for Boyd's pulse. Troopers later discovered deer hair on a number of components of the ATV and a deceased deer close by.
Police mentioned Fleming, by way of his legal professional, invoked his Fifth Modification proper and declined to reply additional questions 5 days after the accident.
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Fleming, a Southern Columbia Excessive Faculty graduate from Elysburg, Pennsylvania, was one of many prime soccer recruits within the nation popping out of highschool. Rated the No. 3 general participant and prime vast receiver within the 2020 recruiting class by 247Sports, he dedicated to Ohio State, the place he performed three seasons earlier than transferring to Penn State in 2024.
Fleming had points with accidents all through his school expertise, dropping his freshman and sophomore yr to them earlier than breaking out his junior yr.
He completed his school profession with 979 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns throughout 42 video games. Earlier this yr, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, however was launched after failing a bodily from hip and again accidents.
Boyd, a Bloomsburg native, was set to graduate from the College of Alabama in December with a level in psychology. Her obituary described her as a standout athlete who competed in soccer, basketball, and observe.
